No slowdown in internet speed on Thursday, say telcos

SINGAPORE: The three telcos in Singapore - M1, SingTel and StarHub - said they have not seen any slowdown in internet speed and connection linked to the heavy online traffic sparked by the death of Apple icon Steve Jobs on Thursday. Neither did they detect any abnormal levels in the networks. They said this on Friday, in response to queries from Channel NewsAsia after callers complained of slow Internet connectivity. However, a StarHub spokesperson said feedback from customers pointed to intermittent access to certain social network and news content sites. The spokesperson believed this was due to a sudden surge in web traffic at their servers, when netizens across the globe were hungry for news, information and content.